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title: Tailscale (API Key) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Tailscale (API Key)
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# Overview

To authenticate with Tailscale (API Key), you need:
1. **Organization Name** - The unique name for your organization.
2. **API Access Token** - A key that grants Nango permission to interact with Tailscale's API resources and services.

This guide will walk you through finding or creating those credentials within Tailscale.

### Prerequisites:

- You must have a Tailscale account with **admin access** to create and manage API Access Tokens.

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Finding Your Organization Name
1. Log in to your Tailscale [Admin console](https://login.tailscale.com/admin).
2. Navigate to the [General page](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general).
3. Your **Organization Name** will be displayed in the **Organization** field.
<img src="/integrations/all/tailscale-api-key/general.png" />

#### Step 2: Generating an API Access Token

1. In the Tailscale admin console, navigate to the [Keys page](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/keys).
2. Click **Generate access token** to create a new **API Access Token**.
<img src="/integrations/all/tailscale-api-key/generate_access_token.png" />
3. From the popup that appears, fill in all the required information and click **Generate access token**.
<img src="/integrations/all/tailscale-api-key/generate_key_form.png" />

<Note>These tokens will have the same [roles](https://tailscale.com/kb/1138/user-roles) as the owning user.</Note>
#### Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have both your **Organization Name** and **API Access Token**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Tailscale (API Key).
2. Enter your **Organization Name** and **API Access Token** in their designated fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

<img src="/integrations/all/tailscale-api-key/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Tailscale (API Key).